{"id":10078,"date":"2020-08-30T00:02:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T00:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozlit.com\/?p=10078"},"modified":"2020-08-30T00:02:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T00:02:04","slug":"right-winger-attacks-socialists-in-stamford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/2020\/08\/30\/right-winger-attacks-socialists-in-stamford\/","title":{"rendered":"Right-winger Attacks Socialists in Stamford"},"content":{"rendered":"

We republish this statement in solidarity with our fellow RSN comrades of Socialist Resurgence in regards to a\u00a0 right-wing attack in Stamford, Conn.<\/a><\/p>\n

By ERWIN FREED<\/em><\/p>\n

Socialist Resurgence is calling on activists and community members to stand against right-wing attacks in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, Sept. 4, 4 p.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday, Aug. 28, Socialist Resurgence\u2019s weekly \u201cPop Up Revolutionary Bookstore\u201d in Stamford, Conn., was attacked by a man shouting, \u201cNot in my country!\u201d<\/p>\n

The man flipped over the book table and began tearing down banners and flags. Fortunately no one was hurt. For several weeks prior to the attack, members of Socialist Resurgence have been selling books, buttons, and pamphlets in Stamford, and have had a great response from the community. Kim, walking with her grandchild, donated $20 and pinned a trans liberation Socialist Resurgence button on her grandson. David, a veteran of the struggle for Black liberation, bought a book on Malcolm X and Leon Trotsky\u2019s \u201cFascism: What it is and how to fight it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SR book table a week before the attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Lupe Agrado, a furloughed hotel banquet server and member of Local 217 Unite Here, said after hearing news of the attack, \u201cI\u2019m really angry that this person fears the truth and felt the need to try and silence it by destroying a book table.\u201d She continued, \u201cI\u2019ll be there at the bookstore next week standing in solidarity. I hope others join me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The attack in Stamford is a reflection of the broader violence done to Black, Latinx, immigrant, and women workers and youth in the city by police, big business, and vigilantes. Recently, on Aug. 8, police brutally assaulted<\/a> activists who were marching for justice for Steven Barrier, a 23 year old who died at the hands of police in October 2019. The police attack took place in the same location as the SR pop-up bookstore.<\/p>\n

This reflects a nationwide wave of attacks on activists by far-right vigilantes. The latest incidents include the actions of an armed militia group in Kenosha, Wis., which included in its ranks Kyle Rittenhouse, who murdered two activists and severely wounded another. Armed groups of vigilantes have harassed, and sometimes violently attacked, BLM demonstrators in Portland, Philadelphia, New York City, and many other cities and towns. At least 60 incidents have taken place in which people have used cars to slam into protesters at Black Lives Matter rallies.<\/p>\n

Overall, this is a reflection of the violence perpetrated by the federal government, in actions ranging from bombing workers in foreign countries to sending in federal agents to U.S. cities to repress and kidnap protesters. In some areas, local police have given support and expressed their \u201cthanks\u201d to the armed rightists, and elected politicians have sometimes appeared at their events. Representatives of both major capitalist parties have unleashed the police on protesters standing for racial justice. The attack on Socialist Resurgence is part of a national attack on all workers\u2019 rights to organize.<\/p>\n

We call for an end to police terror, vigilante violence, and state repression. We refuse to give an inch to right-wing vigilantism; we immediately set up a new book table. Friday\u2019s incident shows that the workers\u2019 movement needs to defend itself, through large solidarity contingents and by making sure to spread the message of workers\u2019 power.<\/p>\n

Join in solidarity with Socialist Resurgence on Sept. 4 at our next pop-up revolutionary bookstore in Stamford, Conn., at 4 p.m. Help defend our right to free speech. An injury to one is an injury to all!<\/p>\n

Donating to Socialist Resurgence\u2019s summer fund drive helps send a message and will help recover the costs of damaged materials.\u00a0 See: https:\/\/socialistresurgence.org\/2020\/06\/02\/please-contribute-to-the-socialist-resurgence-fund-drive\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We republish this statement in solidarity with our fellow RSN comrades of Socialist Resurgence in regards to a\u00a0 right-wing attack in Stamford, Conn. By ERWIN FREED Socialist Resurgence is calling on activists and community members to stand against right-wing attacks in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, Sept. 4, 4 p.m. \u2013 8 p.m. On Friday, Aug. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13882120,"featured_media":10080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[27799],"tags":[30228,29817,30229,30230,30231],"class_list":["post-10078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-connecticut","tag-far-right","tag-fasciscm","tag-sr","tag-stamford"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"es","enabled_languages":["en","es"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdQxqk-2Cy","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13882120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}